2010年公共英语等级考试：五级样题4

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SECTION II:
Use of EnglishRead the following text and fill each of the numbered spaces with ONE suitable word. Write your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.
1 b% L; j+ c0 q  J' l% V" T. K0 rChildren who grip their pens too close to the writing point are likely to be at a disadvantage in examinations,
(1) _____ to the first serious investigation into the way in which writing technique can dramatically affect educational achievement.The survey of 643 children and adults, aged from pre-school to 40-plus, also suggests
(2) _____ pen-holding techniques have deteriorated sharply over one generation, with teachers now paying far
(3) ______ attention to correct pen grip and handwriting style.Stephanie Thomas, a learning support teacher
(4) ______ findings have been published, was inspired to investigate this area
. H% t& I4 v0 V. O: ^(5) _______ she noticed that those pupils who had the most trouble with spelling
9 `4 W0 V) b4 }! F) u(6) ______ had a poor pen grip. While Ms. Thomas could not establish a significant statistical link
(7) ______ pen-holding style and accuracy in spelling, she
" y/ l1 b; _2 h* J8 p- G. c  F(8) ______ find huge differences in technique between the young children and the mature adults, and a definite
(9) ________ between near-point gripping and slow, illegible writing.People who
6 x' k3 y2 Z0 C+ A8 Y(10) ______ their pens at the writing point also show other characteristics
) u# u% I" W# P/ k; @(11) ______ inhibit learning,
(12) _______ as poor posture, leaning too
(13) ______ to the desk, using four fingers to grip the pen
(14) ______ than three, and clumsy positioning of the thumb (which can obscure
) ^' S& ]- e$ C(15) ______ is being written.Ms. Thomas believes that the
(16) ______ between older and younger writers is
(17) ________ too dramatic to be accounted for simply by the possibility that people get better at writing as they grow
(18) ________. She attributes it to a failure to teach the most effective methods, pointing out that the differences between
2 l8 d8 }' V% s, _(19) _______ groups coincides with the abandonment of formal handwriting instruction in classrooms in the sixties. "The 30-year-olds showed a huge range of grips,
! _9 ^. y; h  [! P& f(20) ________ the over 40s group all had a uniform 'tripod' grip."